The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
Farm and Stock Notes.

Though sorghum seed is small, fair crop
will yield 20 TO 25 bushels, worth for feeding
as much as an equal weight of corn and
better for poultry. This by-product of the
sorghum crop is in many places worth
enough to pay for growing it, leaving the
cane to be made into sugar, or fed to stock
II no conveniences be near for working it
up.
Beekeepers in Florida are rather discour-
aged. A correspondent says: About one
half of all the bees here in January of last
year are dead. OF nearly 100 colonies
brought here by Mr.. Poppleton, of Iowa,
very few remain at last accounts" From
this it would seem that Bookkeeping is not
always prosperous, even i'll the sunny
South"
The following is given as good way TO
heal up wounds caused by the splitting OF
fruit trees by frost or other. means: Heat
some grating wax, dip a strip of muslin i'll
1T and place it perpendicularly over the
wound; then put three or more narrow
bands around the tree This win be sutfi-
Gent and the healing process will go on
rapidly.
Ii any one have a pear tree that bears
spotted or cracked fruit, let him sprinkle
wood ashes freely over the soil beneath the
tree, as far in diameter as the branches ex-
tend-not light sprinkle either, hut libe-
raj dressing. Then wash the bark thor
oughly with strong soap suds told-fashioned
soft soap preferred), with the addition of
lime water and little flower of sulphur.
Never use a ram of your own raising that
will be connected with your flock, says the
New York Herald. This trying to get into
flock of thoroughbreds by using rams of
ones own raising and breeding has destroyed
more good sheep than anything else that
can be named. Where one man succeeds
nine hundred and ninety-nine fail. As often
as ram shall be needed buy one of the same
breed but not connected by blood relations.
In selecting churn, says T. D. Curtis, be
sure and get it large enough. 1t should not
be more than one-third full of cream, if the
easiest, most speedy and most satisfactory
results be desired Do not give too swift a
motion. If you should do SO you would
prolong the time of churning, if you would
not prevent it altogether. Forty or fifty
revolutions minute is usually fast enough.
Give just that motion to a revolving churn
which will carry the cream to the top Of the
churn and permit it to fall with a smashing
thud
Mr.. Wilcox, of Almondsbury, Glouces-
tershire, England, says: Il have been in the
habit of feeding stock with wheat for some
years past. l consider it to be more nutri-
tious than any other food ] have ever used.
My plans are as follows Cut straw and hay
to fine chaff-the greater proportion being
straw thrown over given quantity -four OF
five pounds of meal, with as much pulp
root as you feel disposed to put in, mixing it
together. Give it twice day, To sheep
always give it crushed or bruiSed-say a
pint or pint and half each per day
it is the finest food for sheep have ever
used"
Jerry Sexton, Ames, Iowa, says in an
swer to inquiry when to cut timber for
posts: Cut in early summer, when the leaves
are nearly full grown, and let them lie six
or eight days before trimming. The foliage
presents great area of evaporating surface
which draws the sap or moisture out of the
trunk. If the moisture is taken out in this
way there is less tendency for the wood to
check and it will last much longer 1t is
best to split and rank the posts up immedi
ately after trimming off the limbs This
method has proven successful in Europe,
where it is generally followed in govern
ment forests.
Chemically speaking barley contains one
seventh more fattening qualities than do
oats, but as a matter of fact oats are much
the better food for horses There is a me-
chanical effect of barley which is object
ionable as a horse food; it neither digests
nor assimilates as well as do oats. A mix
ture of two parts oats to one part barley,
ground, is much less objectionable than
clear barley The percentage of fat pro
ducing elements in barley is SO, while in
corn meal it is 667 These figures, coupled
with the fact that the mechanical effect as
to horses does not exist, at least in so great
a degree, in hogs and cattle, will give a good
idea of the feeding value of barley for the
latter animals
Speaking of the condition in which wool
should be put on the market, the iSt0cknlan
says that there is no excuse for tags They
can be taken off before the sheep are turned
out upon the pasture in the spring, or if
neglected at that time it can be done when
you shear. There is no possible gain in
leaving them in. The package more than
overbalances the increased weight, because
the buyer takes into consideration the labor
of taking them out and is sure to over-esti-
mate their weight. A difference of &c. per
pound on each fleece may make the differ
ence between realizing profit and sustain
ing loss And in very many cases the
greater portion of this difference is based
upon the condition in the preparation of the
wool for market.